Edward Schwartzentruber^[1]

1904 - 1963  (58 years)

• Name	Edward Schwartzentruber
  Born	20 Oct 1904	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63720013
  Occupation	1924	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-472996
  Died	18 Apr 1963	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I472996	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	David Schwartzentruber,   b. CA 1873,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Rebecca Kuepfer,   b. CA 1873,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F293702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elvera Zehr,   b. 24 Oct 1902, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1966, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Gordon Edward Schwartzentruber,   b. 8 Nov 1938, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1997, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F293703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  E. Schwartzentruber A former resident of the Township of Mornington, Edward Schwartzentruber, 58 of 50 West Gore street, Stratford, passed away at Avon Crest Thursday Evening, April 18th. A son of the late David Schwartzentruber and Rebecca Kuepfer, he was born on October 20th, 1904, in the Township of Mornington, on the farm now owned by Charles Riley, and had lived in Stratford for the past 12 years. He had previously operated the feed mill at Carthage. Mr. Schwartzentruber was a member of the Tavistock Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Elvera Zehr, whom he married at Wellesley October 20th, 1924; a son, Gordon, of Stratford; a brother, David, of the Township of Elma; a sister, Mrs. Reuben (Clara) Steckley, of Millbank, and one grandchild. He was predeceased by one daughter, Audrey; a brother, William, and a sister, Mrs. Moses (Ella) Nafziger. The body rested at the Robert Krug funeral home, Tavistock, until noon Sunday, when removal was made to the East Zorra Mennonite Church, 16th line, for a service at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Bishop Henry Yantzi, assisted by David Schwartzentruber, of Tavistock. Burial was made in the church cemetery. The pallbearers were Ken Steckley, Glenn Schwartzentruber, Irvin Schwartzentruber, Lester Zehr, Bal. Tilley and Daniel Zehr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020629-24. Edward Schwartzentruber, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Mornington Perth Co., res. North Easthope Perth Co., son of David Schwartzentruber and Rebecca Kuepfer married Elvera Zehr, 21, b. Tavistock Oxford Co., res. Tavistock, daughter of Joseph R. Zehr and Elizabeth Albrecht, Witn: Emery Zehr of New Hamburg and David Schwartzentruber of Milverton, 22 October 1924 in Wellesley.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1904 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1924 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Oct 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Apr 1963 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth